If I knew where your office was I'd send Mary one of the big foam bats I used to keep in my office.

It's almost all foam [it's designed for toddlers] so it doesn't leave any marks when you hit, but it's firm enough that it stings just a little. I always found it useful for dealing with idjit programmers, I expect it'd be great for dealing with idjit patients, too.

If the mother is anything like my mother in law, she is telling the daughter that she is frail, unable to do a darn thing, and can't cope, all the while telling Dr. Grumpy that she runs marathons in her spare time and dances salsa every night.

As a caregiver, that makes our job difficult, because they tell us what they want us to hear and tell the doctor what they need the doctor to hear.

She probably wanted to discuss mother's issues with both her and the doctor to get on the same page.

I had a pt in her 90's not long ago. Daughter was a former critical care nurse manager and had MPOA. When it was just the pt and me in the room, she seemed a little fuzzy about details but a hot ticket in general. As soon as the daughter came in, she spoke to her mom like she was an idiot. A slow, dim witted, deaf nuisance. And the pt started acting like one. It was so sad. Hopefully your pt is able to function independently enough that her daughters presence wasn't needed.

Seems like a missed opportunity to me!Just calmly say that you are happy to do reruns if the patient makes a proper appointment, but only as a private consultant, so the patient's insurance will not pay for even one cent it!

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